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Pennsylvania guarantees a lawyer for people fighting their convictions, but sets no standards for their work. One result: Lawyers have taken as long as 9 years to file a brief, or ghosted clients altogether propublica.org/article/post-…

He Waited Nine Years in Prison for His Lawyer to File a Single Brief. In This State, There’s No...

Pennsylvania promises legal help to those who say they were unfairly convicted of crimes. Failed by a troubled system, some incarcerated people are left waiting years for their lawyers to act.

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He Waited Nine Years in Prison for His Lawyer to File a Single Brief. In This State, There’s No Rule Against It. propublica.org/article/post-…

He Waited Nine Years in Prison for His Lawyer to File a Single Brief. In This State, There’s No...

Pennsylvania promises legal help to those who say they were unfairly convicted of crimes. Failed by a troubled system, some incarcerated people are left waiting years for their lawyers to act.

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this might be the greatest fall colors pic of all time: bostonglobe.com/2026/10/05/m…

Call of the moose in Maine’s northern reaches - The Boston Globe

It’s breeding season and the foliage is ablaze. Now, where are the moose?

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In Pennsylvania, the epicenter of online gambling, anger over addiction and loss fuels a backlash inquirer.com/news/gambling-a… via @phillyinquirer

In Pennsylvania, the epicenter of online gambling, anger over addiction and loss fuels a backlash

“The casino itself has expanded basically into infinity,” a UCLA addiction expert said.

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Philly sheriff’s office reneges on court-supervision deal, tells judge it found $20 million in city money inquirer.com/news/sheriff-ro… via @phillyinquirer

Philly sheriff’s office reneges on court-supervision deal, tells judge it found $20 million in city...

Under oath, Rochelle Bilal acknowledged that her office hadn't met its obligations until recently. She blamed staffers and technology. The office is now fighting a judge over outside supervision.

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At 9, a strange man lured her to his car. This week she realized it was Raymond Horsch. inquirer.com/news/philadelph… via @phillyinquirer

She was just a kid when a strange man tried to abduct her in 2009. This week, she learned it was...

“I really do feel like I escaped something big,” Ashley Rivera said. “He could have kidnapped me. He could have done the same thing to me that he did to those women.”

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Raymond Horsch was convicted of luring a 9-year-old girl to his car in 2009. Now those court records could be destroyed. inquirer.com/crime/raymond-h… via @phillyinquirer

Raymond Horsch was convicted of luring a 9-year-old girl to his car in 2009. Now those court...

Raymond Horsch successfully appealed a conviction for trying to lure a 9-year-old girl into his car in Kensington in 2009. The record was later expunged — and the court file could now be destroyed.

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First play of the game, Aidan Chiles drops back and hits a wide-open Griffin Wilde over the middle for a 71-yard gain. Wow. That's how to start a game, and a season.
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‘Consumed by anger’: Inside the 1985 psych profile of Raymond Horsch inquirer.com/news/raymond-ho… via @phillyinquirer

‘Consumed by anger’: Inside the 1985 psych profile of Raymond Horsch

Raymond Horsch was “grandiose, mistrustful, suspicious, and excessively controlling,” a psychologist concluded.

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The most disturbing development: Police believe a new video shows violent pornographer Raymond ‘R.C.’ Horsch killing a woman on camera, sources say inquirer.com/crime/raymond-h… via @phillyinquirer

Police believe a new video shows violent pornographer Raymond ‘R.C.’ Horsch killing a woman on...

The developments have led investigators to confront the possibility that Raymond Horsch's Chew Avenue home may hold evidence of killings that went undetected for years.

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Philly judge imposes six month of outside supervision for sheriff’s auctions inquirer.com/news/sheriff-ro… via @phillyinquirer

Philly judge imposes six months of outside supervision for sheriff’s auctions

A top aide to Sheriff Rochelle Bilal acknowledged on Wednesday the office withheld thousands of pages of records. “They said, ‘Oh yeah, we didn’t do that,’” he recounted staffers telling him.

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The Hindi call of Kyle Schwarber’s walk-off homer is electric ⚡️
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Human error, gaps in FAA oversight seen as possible factors in last year’s Northeast Philly medical jet crash inquirer.com/news/philadelph… via @phillyinquirer

Human error, gaps in FAA oversight seen as possible factors in last year’s Northeast Philly medical...

Federal investigators are looking at human and oversight failings as possible factors in the fatal medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia last year.

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Police grapple with a lack of bodies in disturbing Olney investigation - and for families, a lack of closure inquirer.com/news/olney-hous… via @phillyinquirer

Police grapple with a lack of bodies in disturbing Olney investigation — and for families, a lack...

“I hate to say it, but I don’t have an actual body to say, ‘OK, this is my daughter,’” said Patricia Fresses, Maribel’s mom. “I need to see it.”

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Police say they believe two women were killed in Olney home — neither previously linked in missing persons search inquirer.com/news/eugene-hor… via @phillyinquirer

‘I knew she was gone’: Police say at least two missing women likely killed inside Olney home linked...

Police say “graphic and dark” evidence leads them to believe two women were killed in Eugene and Raymond Horsch's house.

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Senate, Congress members demand FanDuel eliminate VIP programs for bettors, citing Bryce Harper controversy inquirer.com/news/nation-wor… via @phillyinquirer

Senate, Congress members demand FanDuel eliminate VIP programs for bettors, citing Bryce Harper...

Three members of Congress also called on MLB and MLBPA to prohibit baseball players from doing promotional work for sportsbook companies.

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About that troubled house in Olney inquirer.com/news/a/raymond-…

How a pornographer’s violent fantasies blurred fact and fiction as cops searched Olney house for...

As investigators search for clues at an Olney twin, Raymond Horsch's criminal past and dark art blur fact and fiction.

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Nice, indeed. RIP, Glen Hasard “When Your Mind's Made Up - Once (2006)” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/19665821?fe=sh&fl=…

When Your Mind's Made Up - Once (2006)

Excerpt from the movie "Once" (2006). In this scene, Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglova and the band play the song called "When your mind's made up". In real life, they play it as "The Swell Season" duet.

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